Karachi: The Vanaspati & Allied Industries sector faced a downturn on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, with its index plummeting from 27,956.690 to 27,003.450, a substantial decline of 953.240 points. Despite this, the sector's market capitalization was recorded at Rs. 1,233,627,423 with a relatively low turnover of 1,400 shares. The sector's performance constituted a mere 0.016% of the total market capitalization and was nearly negligible in terms of the overall capital traded on the PSE, at 0.000%.
The significant drop in the index suggests a bearish sentiment prevailing within the Vanaspati & Allied Industries sector during the trading session.